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      Programmer Interview

      Sep 7, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      Not very in depth. 1 question pass or fail. Not many details provided and no questions were allowed to be asked. Interviewer was hard to udnerstand and didnt talk at all after providing question.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Code assignment with very little detail given.
      1 Answer

      Other Programmer Interview Reviews for Microsoft

      Programmer Interview

      Nov 27, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      The interview was conducted with utmost professionalism. It was well-structured, with clear and relevant questions that reflected thorough preparation. The interviewer created a respectful and engaging environment, making the process efficient, insightful, and highly constructive.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain the concept of polymorphism in object-oriented programming.
      Answer question

      Programmer Interview

      Aug 9, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Microsoft

      Interview

      It went ok. The interview went on and then they asked me questions and we did stuff. It was moderately difficult. If only they knew how to do better. That's it

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What are you like nowadays?
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      Jobs at Microsoft

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      Microsoft interviews FAQs

      • Programmer applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Programmer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Microsoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Programmer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  28%

        Phone interview:  22%

        Skills test:  11%

        IQ intelligence test:  11%

        Group panel interview:  11%

        Personality test:  6%

        Drug test:  6%

        Presentation:  6%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(6660) ;
        2. Senior Software Engineer(1758) ;
        3. Program Manager(1399) ;
        4. Software Engineer II(1051) ;
        5. Software Development Engineer(888) ;
        6. Senior Program Manager(861) ;
        7. Product Manager(725) ;
        8. Intern(689) ;
        9. Technical Support Engineer(687) ;
        10. Software Developer(669) ;
        11. Software Development Engineer (SDE)(631) ;
        12. Consultant(548) ;
        13. Software Engineer(Internship)(535) ;
        14. Director(533) ;
        15. Project Manager(480) .


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